2026-06-01T08:07:23-05:00 2025-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2025-01-01 814961335 ARROW ARRO 2028281291 1300 I STREET NW 400E WASHINGTON DC 20005 SIVANANTHI KV THANENTHIRAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2028281291 2026-06-01 1 KATHRYN A MILLER P01337652 3019519090 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z SIVANANTHI KV THANENTHIRA 1300 I STREET NW 400E WASHINGTON DC 20005 2299069 0 X N/A X 2016 DC SEE PART III, LINE 1. 5 5 0 7 0 0 2386060 2299069 0 0 0 0 0 0 2386060 2299069 714546 1670155 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 145232 154419 859778 1824574 1526282 474495 2813617 3380455 62656 154999 2750961 3225456 X TO MAKE GRANTS TO CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS THAT SUPPORT THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (SRH) OF THE POOR & UNDERPRIVILEGED WOMEN AND OTHERS IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC AND ELSEWHERE. 0 0 1670155 1670155 THE YEAR 2025 WAS A SIGNIFICANT YEAR AT ARROW GIVEN THAT WE FOCUSED ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUT 5 YEAR LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLAN 2026-2030. THIS NEW STRATEGIC PLAN CALLED FOR DIALOGUE WITH PARTNERS FROM THE REGION TO DISCUSS THE CONTEXT, EMERGING PRIORITIES AROUND THE SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS LANDSCAPE. THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN 2026-2030 ENVISIONS, AN EQUAL, JUST AND EQUITABLE WORLD WHERE WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ALL OUR DIVERSITIES ENJOY OUR FULL SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION. IN ORDER TO REALISE OUR VISION, ARROW WILL BE WORKING ON TRANSFORMING SYSTEMS, CHANGING THE FUNDAMENTAL UNEQUAL STRUCTURES AND POWER DYNAMICS OF EXISTING SYSTEMS BY SHIFTING NARRATIVES, NORMS AND POWER. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)SOME SIGNIFICANT ARROW ACTIONS IN 2025 ARE PRESENTED IN THIS NARRATIVE.IN KEEPING WITH ARROW'S KEY STRATEGY TO MONITOR INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS PERTAINING TO WOMEN'S HEALTH, SUCH AS THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT (ICPD) PROGRAMME OF ACTION (POA), THE BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION (BPFA), AND AGENDA 2030 FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT , ARROW DEVELOPED NATIONAL MONITORING REPORTS AND REGIONAL POLICY BRIEFS. THE KEY GOALS UNDER REVIEW FOR 2025 WERE SDG 5 (GENDER EQUALITY), SDG 3 (GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING), SDG 8 (DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH), SDG 14 (LIFE BELOW WATER), AND SDG 17 (PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE GOALS) AT THE HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM 2025, ARROW BROUGHT TOGETHER 11 NATIONAL PARTNERS TO REVIEW PROGRESS MADE TOWARDS SRHR FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION IN THE FACE OF INTERSECTING CRISES, BOTH WITHIN THE SDG FRAMEWORK, BUT ALSO INCORPORATING A REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE FRAMEWORK, TO DOCUMENT COMMUNITY AND LIVED EXPERIENCES OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ALL THEIR DIVERSITIES, FROM THE REGION. SEVEN (7) OF THE ELEVEN (11) PARTNERS ALSO HELD NATIONAL LEVEL VALIDATION AND ADVOCACY MEETINGS WHILE ALL THE PARTNERS ENGAGED IN ADVOCACY EFFORTS AND DISSEMINATION TO POLICY MAKERS AND THEIR GOVERNMENTS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS. IN 2025, ARROW AND ITS PARTNERS, YOUNG FEMINIST FELLOWS AND SCHOLARS MAINTAINED A STRONG PRESENCE AND STRENGTHENED OUR ENGAGEMENTS IN KEY REGIONAL AND GLOBAL ADVOCACY SPACES DESPITE THE SHRINKING CIVIC SPACES AND RISING ANTI-RIGHTS TRENDS GLOBALLY. THESE INCLUDED THE APFSD 2025, HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL (HRC) SESSIONS, 63RD SESSION OF THE COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (CSOCD63), 69TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (CSW69), 58TH SESSION OF COMMISSION ON POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT (CPD58), FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT (FFD4), HIGH LEVEL POLITICAL FORUM 2025, 80TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA80), SECOND WORLD SUMMIT FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (WSSD2) AND 30TH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES (COP30).ARROW WEBSITE GARNERED 210,733 PAGEVIEWS AND SECURED 115,262 VISITORS. WE ALSO SECURED 1,454,390 ORGANIC VIEWS ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM AND 267,645 ORGANIC IMPRESSION ON LINKEDIN. THE MOST POPULAR PUBLICATION OF 2025 WAS THE APFSD CALL TO ACTION. IN FEBRUARY, 2025, ARROW ORGANISED THE APFSD YOUTH FORUM TOGETHER WITH CO-CONVENERS, YOUTH LEAD, Y-PEER ASIA PACIFIC CENTER, AND THE MAJOR GROUP FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP, YOUTH EMPOWERMENT IN CLIMATE ACTION PLATFORM (YECAP), UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME (UNDP), AND THE UNITED NATIONS ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC (UN ESCAP), AND IN CO-COLLABORATION WITH THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH MAJOR GROUP TO UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (CYMG-UNEP). A TOTAL OF 549 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 34 COUNTRIES ACROSS ASIA PACIFIC IN ALL THEIR DIVERSITIES CAME TOGETHER DURING THE APFSD YOUTH FORUM 2025 TO DISCUSS THE SDGS UNDER REVIEW (SDG 3, SDG 5, SDG 8, SDG 14, AND SDG 17) FOR THE YEAR 2025. FURTHER TO THIS, IN SEPTEMBER, THE 'REGIONAL FORUM ON TRANSFORMING TEACHERS AND TEACHING FOR ADOLESCENT HEALTH, WELL-BEING AND GENDER EQUALITY' WAS JOINTLY CO-ORGANISED BY ARROW ALONG WITH UNESCO (REGIONAL OFFICE IN BANGKOK AND REGIONAL OFFICE FOR SOUTH ASIA), UNICEF (EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC REGIONAL OFFICE AND REGIONAL OFFICE FOR SOUTH ASIA), UNFPA ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL OFFICE, EDUCATIONAL INTERNATIONAL ASIA-PACIFIC, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE SDG4YOUTH AND STUDENT NETWORK AND YPEER ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER. A TOTAL OF 160 KEY STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING 29 GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES; 98 YOUTH, CIVIL SOCIETY AND UN AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES, AND 33 ACADEMIA AND EDUCATION EXPERTS FROM OVER 20 COUNTRIES, ACKNOWLEDGING THE VITAL ROLE TEACHERS PLAY IN DRIVING TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE, THE FORUM CREATED SPACE FOR SHARING PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES AND LESSONS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRY CONTEXTS AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.ARROW ALSO CO-HOSTED THE SECOND SOUTHEAST ASIA REGIONAL STAKEHOLDER MEETING TO END FGM/C IN JAKARTA IN DECEMBER 2025, TOGETHER WITH UNFPA, UNICEF, AND THE ASIA NETWORK, BRINGING TOGETHER 83 PARTICIPANTS FROM GOVERNMENT, CIVIL SOCIETY, HEALTH, UN AGENCIES, AND DONOR COMMUNITIES TO OPERATIONALISE THE REGIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY FRAMEWORK (RAF). AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL, ARROW AND THE ASIA NETWORK ENGAGED KEY INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND PROFESSIONAL PLATFORMS TO AMPLIFY ASIAN PERSPECTIVES AND ADVANCE ACCOUNTABILITY ON FGM/C. THROUGH ARROW'S SUPPORT, GENDER-RESPONSIVE CLIMATE ACTION WAS LOCALISED IN THREE COUNTRIES, ONE OF WHICH IS NEPAL THROUGH ITS LONG-TIME PARTNER, THE NATIONAL INDIGENOUS DISABLED WOMEN ASSOCIATIONNEPAL (NIDWAN). IN FEBRUARY, THE GENDER ACTION AND CLIMATE CHAMPIONS ACADEMY (GCA) WAS LAUNCHED AND RECEIVED 700 APPLICATIONS FROM ACROSS THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION. OUT OF THESE APPLICANTS, 150 VIRTUAL SCHOLARS WERE SELECTED. THE GCA HAD FIVE WEBINAR SERIES ON THE VARYING TOPICS LINKING GENDER AND CLIMATE, DISASTER RISK REDUCTION, TOOLS FOR GENDER MAINSTREAMING, GENDER IN ADAPTATION APPROACHES AND SECTORAL ACTIONS; AND CLIMATE FINANCE. FURTHER TO THIS, IN SEPTEMBER, THE CO-CREATING TRANSFORMATIONAL AND GENDER-RESPONSIVE CLIMATE ADAPTATION IN ASIA - A MULTISTAKEHOLDER DIALOGUE WAS CO-CONVENED BY ARROW WITH ICIMOD GESI COMMUNITY OF ACTION (COA), UN WOMEN, AND UNEP, UNDER THE THEME "RESILIENCE FOR ALL: CATALYZING TRANSFORMATIONAL ADAPTATION" WITH FOCUS ON GENDER RESPONSIVE CLIMATE ADAPTATION.ARROW IS GROWING AND OUR OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT IS ENSURING WE STAY EFFECTIVE IN OUR WORK. TIMESHEET RECORD KEEPING FOR ALL STAFF IS KEY IN THIS PROCESS. THE FOCUS HAS ALSO BEEN ON EFFICIENT AND COST-EFFECTIVE LOGISTICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR STAFF, ENSURING SMOOTH TRAVEL, ACCOMMODATIONS, AND EVENT COORDINATION WHILE OPTIMISING EXPENSES. THE EOR PROCESS MARKS THE CONTINUED EXPANDING OUR OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES IN THESE REGIONS, ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS AND STREAMLINING THE HIRING PROCESS. WITH THIS IN PLACE, WE CAN NOW ONBOARD TALENT MORE EFFICIENTLY WHILE MITIGATING LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE RISKS. 1670155 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 X SIVANANTHI KV THANENTHIRAN 2028281291 1 2 JALAN SCOTTS BRICKFIELDS KUALA LUMPUR MY X SIVANANTHI KV THANENTHIRAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER SARAH REDNER DIRECTOR 3.00 X 0 0 0 ROZANA MOHD ISA DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 RASHIDAH SHUIB DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 BETH MARIE FREDRICK DIRECTOR 2.50 X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRIDGESPAN SOUTHEAST ASIA LTD 2 COPLEY PLACE 7TH FL 3700B BOSTON MA 02116 CONSULTANT - ORG. STRENGTHENING 140000 1 2299069 2299069 2299069 0 0 0 84985 84985 1585170 1585170 386 386 3848 3848 140000 140000 730 730 1526 1526 5465 5465 2464 2464 1824574 1670155 154419 0 2813091 3067588 312341 526 526 2813617 3380455 62656 154999 62656 154999 X 2750961 3225456 2750961 3225456 2813617 3380455 474495 0 X 0 0 0 X 631906 442614 1437400 2386060 2299069 7197049 631906 442614 1437400 2386060 2299069 7197049 3995362 3201687 7197049 0.44490 0.48130 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 1 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 1199641 SOUTH ASIA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 31007 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 GRANTS TO RECIPIENTS LOCATED IN REGION 354522 0 0 0 0 0 0 1585170 0 1585170 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC SUPPORT FOR THE ASIA NETWORK TO END FGM/C 50000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC GENERAL SUPPORT 279743 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC EQUAL MEASURES 2030 COALITION, DATA DRIVEN ADVOCACY ACTIONS 15000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SOUTH ASIA CO-IMPACT - LAUNCH FOR KALEIDOSCOPE INITIATIVES TO SECURE ACCESS TO SAFE ABORTION AND AWARENESS AND ACCEPTANCE OF BODILY ANATOMY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS 31007 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC CORE SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENING CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION AND CENTERING YOUNG FEMINIST VOICES IN THE BEIJING+30 ANNIVERSARY REVIEW AND RELATED PROCESSES 75156 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC SUPPORT YOUNG ADVOCATES FROM NEPAL AND MYANMAR TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FAMILY PLANNING IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA IN NOVEMBER 2025; AND TO SUPPORT THE ONGOING ASIA-FRANCOPHONE WEST AFRICA COLLABORATION 153000 WIRE TRANSFER 0 EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC KALEIDOSCOPE: RECLAIMING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS AND JUSTICE (SRHRJ) FOR ALL INITIATIVE, FOCUSES ON QUALITY SAFE COMPREHENSIVE ABORTION CARE THROUGH HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING. 626741 WIRE TRANSFER 0 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA KALEIDOSCOPE: RECLAIMING SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS AND JUSTICE (SRHRJ) FOR ALL INITIATIVE, FOCUSES ON QUALITY SAFE COMPREHENSIVE ABORTION CARE THROUGH HEALTH SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING. 354522 WIRE TRANSFER 0 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: NARRATIVE AND FINANCIAL REPORTS MUST BE SUBMITTED AT SPECIFIC DATELINES ACCORDING TO THE AGREEMENTS. 1 GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN 505 MONTGOMERY STREET 11TH FLOOR SAN FRANCISCO CA 94111 770155782 501(C)(3) 84985 0 KALEIDOSCOPE PROJECT 1 0 PART I, LINE 2: 1) UPON SIGNING THE AGREEMENT/CONTRACTS WITH THE DONOR, THE FUNDS FOR THE GRANTS ARE RECEIVED IN THE ARROW US BANK ACCOUNT. DEPENDING ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE IN THE CONTRACT/AGREEMENT, THE DONORS WILL DISBURSE THE AMOUNT TO ARROW, WHICH CAN BE IN TRANCHES OR AS A ONE-OFF PAYMENT. 2) BASED ON THE PROJECT BEING EXECUTED AND THE INVOLVEMENT OF THE PARTNERS FOR THE PROJECT FROM VARIOUS COUNTRIES AND REGIONS, AS PER THEIR ASSIGNED SCOPE OF WORK, AND THE BUDGETS BEING PROPOSED AND AGREED, ARROW US WILL DISBURSE THE FUNDS TO THE PARTNERS WITH A PROPER SET OF DOCUMENTATION (CONTRACT, TRANSFER OF FUND REQUEST FORM, BANK DETAILS). 3) A QUARTERLY/ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE BUDGETS VS ACTUAL SPENDING, WITH ALL THE RECEIPTS REPORTED TO THE DONORS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8B THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE FORM 990 WAS PREPARED BY THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND REVIEWED BY THE ARROW BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C EACH ARROW DIRECTOR MUST ANNUALLY SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT S/HE: (I) HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THE POLICY; (II) HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; (III) AGREES TO COMPLY WITH THE POLICY; AND (IV) UNDERSTANDS THAT ARROW IS A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION AND THAT TO MAINTAIN ITS FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION IT MUST ENGAGE PRIMARILY IN ACTIVITIES WHICH ACCOMPLISH ONE OR MORE OF ITS TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSES. AN INTERESTED PERSON WHO BECOMES AWARE OF A FINANCIAL OR ORGANIZATIONAL INTEREST MUST PROMPTLY INFORM THE BOARD AND PROVIDE THE BOARD ALL THE FACTS NECESSARY FOR IT TO DETERMINE THE EXISTENCE, NATURE AND SCOPE OF ANY CONFLICT OF INTEREST. AFTER DISCLOSURE TO THE BOARD AND DISCUSSION WITH THE INTERESTED PERSON, THE BOARD, WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OR PARTICIPATION OF THE INTERESTED PERSON, SHALL CONSIDER AND VOTE ON WHETHER A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A: THE ORGANIZATION IS MANAGED BY A NON-COMPENSATED BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND A VOLUNTEER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.